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Totem Pole

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Noun

1. totem pole

a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast

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Totem Pole

see synonyms of totem pole
noun
a pole carved or painted with totemic figures set up by certain Native Americans, esp those of the NW Pacific coast, within a village as a tribal symbol or, sometimes, in memory of a dead person

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Totem Pole

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1. 
a pole or post carved and painted with totems, often erected in front of their dwellings by Indian tribes of the NW coast of North America
2. 
a hierarchical system
at the top of the educational totem pole

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Totem Pole

see synonyms of totem pole
n.
1. A post carved and painted with a series of family or clan crests or with figures representing mythic beings and erected usually before a dwelling, as among certain Native American peoples of the northwest coast of North America.
2. Slang A hierarchy: low on the totem pole.

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